[TR] The Gift of a Triumph

[Harold Sawatsky]

Luckily (at least so far) my kids love the old man :) My son that is most capable actually really likes the 3. Everyone is really looking forward to getting in and taking a turn driving the relic. Way too much of completing the restoration is in my head so we better finish up soon cause ya never know !!! Trust me, it's all fun. Great experience with all the kids and grandkids. You guys should all enjoy these antiques and pass on as much as you can to the next generation. 

> On Dec 18, 2018, at 6:38 PM, Sujit Roy <triumphstag at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Harold,
> You need buy another couple of Triumphs to keep them all happy.
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> I have another twist which came from the trust lawyer. Just because you like something, don't hand it down your kids They will hate you. I have  Stag and working on another. I cant see traits in neither of my boys (16 and 11 years)   working on cars. The Stag runs OK, but I'm on top of it. 
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> Sujit
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>> On Tue, Dec 18, 2018 at 4:08 PM Harold Sawatsky <hsawatsk at sasktel.net> wrote:
>> Lots of important questions. I have 3 kids that all wanted the small mouth 3. Daughter and 2 sons. I have done a frame up and restoring it back to factory (still working on it but getting there). I have footed the bill for all parts and most will know it’s not cheap. Whoever gets it will drive it the way I did. Not a big deal at all. Live in Canada and drove it all over the western US as far as Mexico. A great experience.
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>> Choice of who will get it came down to a few factors. Oldest son wanted it because he is the oldest. Unfortunately not mechanically inclined but had no problem getting his hands dirty. Daughter really wanted it because she’s my daughter. Have to say I made her take the head off her 1st car to get a valve job done and do oil changes but I was there to help. Great reason but if something happened it would sit. Youngest son wants it AND he has helped in the tear down and the rebuild. He’s a white collar worker but mechanically inclined. Not afraid to work on it and get er done. He’s offered to help paying for the body work. He’s the logical choice. Was always a bit concerned what the others would say but they both understand completely. Was never a choice to sell it and split the money. Family heirloom.
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>> My 2 cents
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>> From: Triumphs [mailto:triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of dave
>> Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2018 10:37 AM
>> To: triumphs at autox.team.net
>> Subject: Re: [TR] The Gift of a Triumph
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>> All good advice.   But i think the most important question has not been asked.   
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>> If she really really wants this car,  what you are doing is quite wonderful.   However,  if she is not prepared for sidescreens, a top that is difficult to put up,  no power anything, i question whether this is a gift or a burden.   I know that my daughter, who is 28, would not like this gift.   She had grown up around these cars, and has some understanding of what ownership means.   She is very much on board with inheriting my 350z convertible,  manual shift. 
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>> Just my 2 cents
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>> -------- Original message --------
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>> From: "TeriAnn J. Wakeman" <tjwakeman at gmail.com>
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>> Date: 12/16/18 8:24 AM (GMT-06:00)
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>> To: triumphs at autox.team.net
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>> Subject: Re: [TR] The Gift of a Triumph
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>> This thread is getting silly. Just bring a car to original factory spec 
>> with all the parts in spec then have it professionally serviced per the 
>> factory manual. They were considered dependable drivers when new and 
>> many that have problems today experience what happens from worn parts 
>> and delayed maintenance.
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>> TeriAnn
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>> > On 12/15/18, Lawarence Schwartz <L1j1s at aol.com> wrote:
>> >> In addition to Andrew’s  suggestion, one can consider the following a
>> >> alternator, pertronix, electric fan and a Dan Masters wiring system. Larry
>> >> Schwartz
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